I read on the website STGRB recently that there is a massive class action lawsuit pending which is aimed towards Amazon/Goodreads. Rumor has it, it's really big. Also included in this announcement by STGRB is potentially criminal complaints filed against Amazon / Goodreads. What could be the purpose for all of this? Well, let's take a look, shall we?
It is believed that in the class action lawsuit that there are hundreds of authors involved. The issues stem from years of abuse that authors have received at the hands of bullies that roam on the Amazon Forum Boards and on Goodreads. Vicious attacks that are aimed to ruining authors reputations and book sales. This coupled with the fact that Goodreads staff fails to enforce their ToS fairly or evenly.
In their ToS they firmly acknowledge that they forbid any comments aimed directly at specific individuals that would cause them "emotional distress". They also claim that stalking and harassment is forbidden yet, evidence shows that there are a band of people going around and violating these rules of the ToS and Goodreads doing nothing to stop it. For some strange reason, they won't delete the libelous, hurtful or despicable comments aimed at authors nor will they punish (ban) those who make them. However, if an author tries to defend themselves from such attacks, those authors get banned.
There is also the issue of copyright violations. Much of what I have learned is that Goodreads allows book covers and other copyright material on their website and are using it for monetary gain without the permission of those who hold the copyrights to said material. Despite multiple demands by the copyright holders, and multiple DMCA take down notices, Goodreads continues to refuse to remove copyright material in which they are not legally allowed to use on their website.
Another concern is that of "Author Profile Pages". It would appear that many authors do not wish to have these profile pages of them posted on the Goodreads website. Goodreads allows these profile pages to exist against many authors wishes. Since Goodreads is capitalizing financially from using these copyrighted materials and profile pages, many authors have now finally banned together to fight this civil infringement against them. Or so, STGRB has alluded to.
Many authors feel this way because of the illegal activities taking place on Goodreads where sexual role play between adults and minors are concerned. It would seem that many authors do not want their names associated with this sort of criminal activity. Nor do they wish to be involved with a website that condones, endorses or partakes in cyber criminal activities such as stalking, harassment, bullying and libel/defamation.
However, with all of this going on, the question remains, is what STGRB reported really true? Is there an ongoing effort taking place where in due time, Goodreads and or Amazon will be hit with a massive class action lawsuit? And if so, when filed, what will happen to Goodreads?
Obviously, if such a thing were to occur, there would be a huge amount of legal fees that Goodreads/Amazon would have to contend with. Not to mention, the public relations hit that a class action lawsuit would garner. And as for criminal charges being filed against Goodreads/Amazon? Well, we would have to wait and see what exactly the allegations are before we could discuss that. But, any criminal charges filed along with a class action civil suit would not help their public image any, now would it?
I suppose it remains to be seen if Goodreads would remain accessible to its members during any criminal or civil actions. And of course, their continued operation would hinder on the results of those actions filed against them. I imagine it would be difficult for them to remain active if after such actions they were found to be guilty of the civil and criminal implications currently being considered against them. I imagine it would come down to how much they lost in legal fees combined with court costs and any judgements levied against them. I mean, would the alleged lawsuit ask for millions of dollars, or billions? And where the criminal charges would be concerned, what exactly will those charges be? If any criminal charges filed against Goodreads have anything to do with the sexual role plays and or child pornography then one would imagine the website could be shut down immediately.
So the rumors continue to swirl. Is Amazon / Goodreads on the verge of a massive class action coupled with criminal charges? And if so, what happens to Goodreads when it all hits the fan? More importantly, what happens to you when it all hits the fan? Where will you go to discover great new books and authors?
And ultimately, if such a thing becomes reality, who will be to blame for it all? The bullies? Goodreads? Amazon? Their managers and staff members for not enforcing the rules for every member?
I guess it's true. When you pile up enough bodies (victims) then sooner or later, someone is going to do something about the stink. Maybe that something is indeed coming in the near future. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
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Monday, September 2, 2013
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Spirit Of The Hollidays (Carroll's Plea To The Goodreads Bullies)
This message goes out to all the Goodreads people of whom I have identified as "Goodreads Bullies". To those who go around and leave horrible and negative comments to authors in their reviews and to all the members of the Badly Behaving Authors Group on Goodreads.
Can't we all just get along? Can't we even try? Hasn't this nonsense gone on for far too long? I mean, when is it going to stop? When are you going to stop? Can't we just lay down our swords and just simply walk away? If not, why? Why do you insist on continuing to scorn authors? Why is there so much hate in your hearts? Why can't there be peace? Why can't we find a middle ground of reason where we all can just move on with our lives and stop this adolescent fighting? I know I want to. I would love to see it end. There's too much pain already in this world, why do we add to it? What is there to gain? Nobody wins. Nobody will win. What is there to win?
Why is it so important to you to try and hurt people's career? Their dreams? Could one of you at least come onto this blog (with your real name) and leave a comment explaining why it is so important for you to "tell the world" how much you hate other people? Why you feel the need to try and destory what others work so hard to build? Please? Could you just answer that question for us?
In the spirit of Christmas and the hollidays, I wish to propose an end to this nasty crap. I want to see this end. Not just for me, but for everyone. I see no reason why we all have to fight like we do. It serves no purpose.
Here is my proposal:
You go to all the people (authors) that you have attacked and delete your nasty comments and I will delete all of my posts and do my very best to get others to delete theirs regarding you as well. Let's rid the internet of all this horrible junk and lead by example to all the young people out there who look to us to show them a better way. Let's show the world that people can resolve their differences in a reasonable and intelligent manner.
Let's get rid of the hate!
If you people truely are not the bullies that I and others have claimed, if you really want to show the world you're not the bullies - then you will take me up on this offer and get with me to work this thing out.
This is your chance to show once and for all that you are not the bullies.
Why would you not want to jump on this opportunity to bring peace? Maybe we could start - you guys and myself then once we work it out, we can show others that things don't have to be this way. Work with me here. I'm just sick of all this fighting and hate. I don't understand why you feel the need to keep on fighting and hating and attacking. I would really love to see it all end. For everybody.
Talk about it in your group then let me know. But know this - everyone will see this post and my efforts to resolve this issue. If you fail to respond, to even try and work things out reasonably, think of how it will reflect on you. It doesn't matter who said what or who did what first - the point is - I am standing here willing to end this senseless battle once and for all.
I know if anyone ever offered me a chance for peace over war, I would jump on it big time. Peace and love and friendship is always better than war and hate. Wouldn't you agree?
Please, let's try and work together to take down all of our hateful and nasty posts and comments and try our best like adults to get along. To be nice. I'm not saying we have to be friends, just not enemies.
What do you say? Can we give it a try? Can we at least have a peaceful discussion and attempt a truce once and for all?
If not, then at least nobody can ever say that I didn't at least try to call for an end to this fighting. I'm reaching out to you - the chance is there for you to accept or to refuse. HJ Leonard - I am talking to you. You're the one who started the "BBA" group, here's a chance to show that you and your members are not "bullies". Here's an opportunity to resolve our differences and work to keeping the peace.
What say you? (The world is watching)
Can't we all just get along? Can't we even try? Hasn't this nonsense gone on for far too long? I mean, when is it going to stop? When are you going to stop? Can't we just lay down our swords and just simply walk away? If not, why? Why do you insist on continuing to scorn authors? Why is there so much hate in your hearts? Why can't there be peace? Why can't we find a middle ground of reason where we all can just move on with our lives and stop this adolescent fighting? I know I want to. I would love to see it end. There's too much pain already in this world, why do we add to it? What is there to gain? Nobody wins. Nobody will win. What is there to win?
Why is it so important to you to try and hurt people's career? Their dreams? Could one of you at least come onto this blog (with your real name) and leave a comment explaining why it is so important for you to "tell the world" how much you hate other people? Why you feel the need to try and destory what others work so hard to build? Please? Could you just answer that question for us?
In the spirit of Christmas and the hollidays, I wish to propose an end to this nasty crap. I want to see this end. Not just for me, but for everyone. I see no reason why we all have to fight like we do. It serves no purpose.
Here is my proposal:
You go to all the people (authors) that you have attacked and delete your nasty comments and I will delete all of my posts and do my very best to get others to delete theirs regarding you as well. Let's rid the internet of all this horrible junk and lead by example to all the young people out there who look to us to show them a better way. Let's show the world that people can resolve their differences in a reasonable and intelligent manner.
Let's get rid of the hate!
If you people truely are not the bullies that I and others have claimed, if you really want to show the world you're not the bullies - then you will take me up on this offer and get with me to work this thing out.
This is your chance to show once and for all that you are not the bullies.
Why would you not want to jump on this opportunity to bring peace? Maybe we could start - you guys and myself then once we work it out, we can show others that things don't have to be this way. Work with me here. I'm just sick of all this fighting and hate. I don't understand why you feel the need to keep on fighting and hating and attacking. I would really love to see it all end. For everybody.
Talk about it in your group then let me know. But know this - everyone will see this post and my efforts to resolve this issue. If you fail to respond, to even try and work things out reasonably, think of how it will reflect on you. It doesn't matter who said what or who did what first - the point is - I am standing here willing to end this senseless battle once and for all.
I know if anyone ever offered me a chance for peace over war, I would jump on it big time. Peace and love and friendship is always better than war and hate. Wouldn't you agree?
Please, let's try and work together to take down all of our hateful and nasty posts and comments and try our best like adults to get along. To be nice. I'm not saying we have to be friends, just not enemies.
What do you say? Can we give it a try? Can we at least have a peaceful discussion and attempt a truce once and for all?
If not, then at least nobody can ever say that I didn't at least try to call for an end to this fighting. I'm reaching out to you - the chance is there for you to accept or to refuse. HJ Leonard - I am talking to you. You're the one who started the "BBA" group, here's a chance to show that you and your members are not "bullies". Here's an opportunity to resolve our differences and work to keeping the peace.
What say you? (The world is watching)
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Goodreads Bullies At It Again
By now, many of you know about the attack on me on the website "Goodreads" that was launched by Jude Henderson, (who's real name is Elsa Hernandez). It was planned, it was vicious, and when they attacked, it was like a swarm of bee's. Since then things seemed to have calmed down a bit. I give a lot of thanks to that to the folks at STGRB. They have been working relentlessly to expose these bullies, and to try and ensure that this kind of attack doesn't happen to others. However, recently, these Goodreads bullies have taken it upon themselves to go after yet another author. His name is M.T. Dismuke.
This attack was started on Amazon Kindle Boards (where apparently, they too foster, condone and endorse this kind of behavior) then it spilled over to Goodreads where they attacked him on (his) M.T.'s Goodreads account. True to form, these bullies are now doing to him what they did to me. As the evidence shows, they are rating and reviewing his book with one stars and placing his work into ridiculous book shelves when they haven't even read his book. And what did Mr. Dismuke do to justify this attack? He simply posted a question on Kindle Boards in regards to "rating and reviewing E-Books when an author offers their work for free." I guess he wanted to know if it was too much to ask to recieve one when an author offers their work free of charge for the reading public. Not that "he" was asking on behalf of himself, but in general. And these bullies took some kind of offense to the question and started attacking him.
How pathetic has our society fallen when a person can't even ask a simple question anymore without being attacked by "so-called" adults? How much more pathetic can these bullies sink? To what level of insanity do these morons reside? And if you notice, there are many familiar names on his attack as was (is) on mine.
I beseech you all to show support for Mr. Dismuke and if you are a member of Goodreads, go to his profile and his book where these reviews are being left and flag them. Also post reinforcing comments for Mr. Dismuke to show your support. Write to Patrick Brown , the manager of Goodreads, or to Otis Chandler, the creator of Goodreads, and demand that they put an end to this kind of idiocy at once, and punish those involved as what these people are doing is in full violation of the Goodreads ToS. Demand that they enforce that ToS!
For Mr. Dismuke, I offer these words as one who knows exactly what he is going through - Don't give up. Don't let these bullies win. Keep writing, keep doing your thing. And maybe someday, good people won't have to put up with this kind of behavior on the internet. And to these bullies I say, you are all nothing but a bunch of f#*king cowards and haters. I hope there is a heaven and a God and a hell where people like you will most certainly call home eventually. And to all other authors out there, tread carefully where Goodreads and Kindle Boards are concerned. These two websites are key sources for bullying against Indie authors. If you can avoid these websites in your pursuit of a writing career, then do so by all means. Otherwise, be careful of these people whom these two websites obviously allow to roam amuck on them. Many of the Goodreads Librarians are huge contributors to this bullying as evident right here.
To keep up with this and other stories about the Goodreads bullies, keep going to STGRB. They are on top of everything and offer a list of people and blogs to avoid or watch out for and advice in so that this kind of thing doesn't happen to you.
UPDATE:
Well, I just went back into M.T.'s GR profile and took a look at those hateful reviews and saw that they were taken down. Not hidden, but completely deleted. If GR took them down then great. (Why they didn't show me the same courtesy, I don't know.) Rest assured, STGRB and I will monitor the situation. If you want to see the reviews, go to STGRB and read them for yourself and see who said what. Now, if only all of these types of bully reviews would be removed and the people doing it, punished. Maybe that is a bit of a stretch, but a person can dream, can't they?
UPDATE 2:
I stand half corrected. (I think) Some of them may have been taken down. There are more that remains right here.
UPDATE 3:
So I just learned that M.T. took down those reviews. I should have known that GR wasn't going to bother. I guess they are still endorsing bully behavior. What else is new?
So, let's give some of these "intelligently challenged" bullies their 15 minutes, shall we?
Oh, look, ARCHER has shown up yet again. No surprise there. LOL I'm starting to think that nut-job gets paid to bully. Paid by who? One can only speculate. *Cough*Goodreads*Cough*
I also see jordyn/lost in zombieland says "waste of my time". First of all, she is lost in stupid land. Second, she herself is a waste. Like Archer, she is always there at the scene of the crime. Where there is a bully attack, there is Jordyn and Archer.
Then I see someone caling themselves Book (booklover9384) who has placed the book in a shelf that reads like a book. The shelf is called "batshitcrazyauthor, butt-hurt author-whines-about-butt, donotsupporttheloco, supports-stgrb, call-the-whaaaaaambulance" - Wow! Talk about a "butt-shit-reviewer-bully-who-needs-therapy-for-whining- about-authors" LOL
Then there's Kana with her shelf, "author-foot-in-mouth-disease" - Like she should be the one to talk. Looks like she has "ten-foot-forehead-shines-like-a-new-nickel" disease. Not to mention, "shit-for-brains-disease".
Belle marked it simply as "snowflakes". - WTF does that even mean? Is that something she snorts?
Jessie (Ageless Page Reviews) marked it as "will-not-read" - Perhaps she should have marked it, "can-not-read" - LOL
And then there is Tracy Guinther, who like Archer and Jordyn, always seems to be right in the middle of attacking people along with her bully friends. But the one I take a special interest in is Cheryl M-M who marked it "author-supports-cyberstalkers-and-b" - I am suprised at this one because if she thinks M.T. supports cyberstalkers then that would mean he supports her. She is a cyber-staker, after-all. I highly doubt that is the case. In any event, I hope you bullies are pleased. You are getting more famous now, but for all the wrong reasons. Keep showing the world the kind of hater you all are. You amuse us with your childish mannerisms.
Update 4:
On March 31st, 2014, I discovered that M.T. (Mike) Dismuke is nothing but a back stabbing, judgmental, lying little coward of a pussy ass punk. He secretly talked about me behind my back to others instead of being a real man and confronting me with any questions he may have had in regards to my integrity. He's nothing but a gossipy little woman (my apologies to women world wide) who belongs in a beauty salon with other little gossipy women. He is a bully, and not to be trusted. Which is why I removed his interview, the ungrateful little bitch. And Mike, you can .... suck my balls, boy. Next time you have a problem with me, be a man and talk to me about it. Now I am beginning to think that maybe the bullies had good reason to attack your dumb ass. You're a piece of shit.
This attack was started on Amazon Kindle Boards (where apparently, they too foster, condone and endorse this kind of behavior) then it spilled over to Goodreads where they attacked him on (his) M.T.'s Goodreads account. True to form, these bullies are now doing to him what they did to me. As the evidence shows, they are rating and reviewing his book with one stars and placing his work into ridiculous book shelves when they haven't even read his book. And what did Mr. Dismuke do to justify this attack? He simply posted a question on Kindle Boards in regards to "rating and reviewing E-Books when an author offers their work for free." I guess he wanted to know if it was too much to ask to recieve one when an author offers their work free of charge for the reading public. Not that "he" was asking on behalf of himself, but in general. And these bullies took some kind of offense to the question and started attacking him.
How pathetic has our society fallen when a person can't even ask a simple question anymore without being attacked by "so-called" adults? How much more pathetic can these bullies sink? To what level of insanity do these morons reside? And if you notice, there are many familiar names on his attack as was (is) on mine.
I beseech you all to show support for Mr. Dismuke and if you are a member of Goodreads, go to his profile and his book where these reviews are being left and flag them. Also post reinforcing comments for Mr. Dismuke to show your support. Write to Patrick Brown , the manager of Goodreads, or to Otis Chandler, the creator of Goodreads, and demand that they put an end to this kind of idiocy at once, and punish those involved as what these people are doing is in full violation of the Goodreads ToS. Demand that they enforce that ToS!
For Mr. Dismuke, I offer these words as one who knows exactly what he is going through - Don't give up. Don't let these bullies win. Keep writing, keep doing your thing. And maybe someday, good people won't have to put up with this kind of behavior on the internet. And to these bullies I say, you are all nothing but a bunch of f#*king cowards and haters. I hope there is a heaven and a God and a hell where people like you will most certainly call home eventually. And to all other authors out there, tread carefully where Goodreads and Kindle Boards are concerned. These two websites are key sources for bullying against Indie authors. If you can avoid these websites in your pursuit of a writing career, then do so by all means. Otherwise, be careful of these people whom these two websites obviously allow to roam amuck on them. Many of the Goodreads Librarians are huge contributors to this bullying as evident right here.
To keep up with this and other stories about the Goodreads bullies, keep going to STGRB. They are on top of everything and offer a list of people and blogs to avoid or watch out for and advice in so that this kind of thing doesn't happen to you.
UPDATE:
Well, I just went back into M.T.'s GR profile and took a look at those hateful reviews and saw that they were taken down. Not hidden, but completely deleted. If GR took them down then great. (Why they didn't show me the same courtesy, I don't know.) Rest assured, STGRB and I will monitor the situation. If you want to see the reviews, go to STGRB and read them for yourself and see who said what. Now, if only all of these types of bully reviews would be removed and the people doing it, punished. Maybe that is a bit of a stretch, but a person can dream, can't they?
UPDATE 2:
I stand half corrected. (I think) Some of them may have been taken down. There are more that remains right here.
UPDATE 3:
So I just learned that M.T. took down those reviews. I should have known that GR wasn't going to bother. I guess they are still endorsing bully behavior. What else is new?
So, let's give some of these "intelligently challenged" bullies their 15 minutes, shall we?
Oh, look, ARCHER has shown up yet again. No surprise there. LOL I'm starting to think that nut-job gets paid to bully. Paid by who? One can only speculate. *Cough*Goodreads*Cough*
I also see jordyn/lost in zombieland says "waste of my time". First of all, she is lost in stupid land. Second, she herself is a waste. Like Archer, she is always there at the scene of the crime. Where there is a bully attack, there is Jordyn and Archer.
Then I see someone caling themselves Book (booklover9384) who has placed the book in a shelf that reads like a book. The shelf is called "batshitcrazyauthor, butt-hurt author-whines-about-butt, donotsupporttheloco, supports-stgrb, call-the-whaaaaaambulance" - Wow! Talk about a "butt-shit-reviewer-bully-who-needs-therapy-for-whining- about-authors" LOL
Then there's Kana with her shelf, "author-foot-in-mouth-disease" - Like she should be the one to talk. Looks like she has "ten-foot-forehead-shines-like-a-new-nickel" disease. Not to mention, "shit-for-brains-disease".
Belle marked it simply as "snowflakes". - WTF does that even mean? Is that something she snorts?
Jessie (Ageless Page Reviews) marked it as "will-not-read" - Perhaps she should have marked it, "can-not-read" - LOL
And then there is Tracy Guinther, who like Archer and Jordyn, always seems to be right in the middle of attacking people along with her bully friends. But the one I take a special interest in is Cheryl M-M who marked it "author-supports-cyberstalkers-and-b" - I am suprised at this one because if she thinks M.T. supports cyberstalkers then that would mean he supports her. She is a cyber-staker, after-all. I highly doubt that is the case. In any event, I hope you bullies are pleased. You are getting more famous now, but for all the wrong reasons. Keep showing the world the kind of hater you all are. You amuse us with your childish mannerisms.
Update 4:
On March 31st, 2014, I discovered that M.T. (Mike) Dismuke is nothing but a back stabbing, judgmental, lying little coward of a pussy ass punk. He secretly talked about me behind my back to others instead of being a real man and confronting me with any questions he may have had in regards to my integrity. He's nothing but a gossipy little woman (my apologies to women world wide) who belongs in a beauty salon with other little gossipy women. He is a bully, and not to be trusted. Which is why I removed his interview, the ungrateful little bitch. And Mike, you can .... suck my balls, boy. Next time you have a problem with me, be a man and talk to me about it. Now I am beginning to think that maybe the bullies had good reason to attack your dumb ass. You're a piece of shit.
Monday, September 10, 2012
Goodreads Versus Wikipedia
There has been some debate about what should or should not appear on the Goodreads Wikipedia page in recent weeks. It would appear as though Goodreads (and manager Patrick Brown) take offense to the TRUTH being shared on their page in regards to their ToS or enforcement thereof. (Or lack of it.)
Goodreads has recently released their “updated” ToS where they continue to maintain the following in this little excerpt:
*** You agree not to post User Content that: (i) may create a risk of harm, loss, physical or mental injury, emotional distress, death, disability, disfigurement, or physical or mental illness to you, to any other person, or to any animal; (ii) may create a risk of any other loss or damage to any person or property; (iii) seeks to harm or exploit children by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable details or otherwise; (iv) may constitute or contribute to a crime or tort; (v) contains any information or content that we deem to be unlawful, harmful, abusive, racially or ethnically offensive, defamatory, infringing, invasive of personal privacy or publicity rights, harassing, humiliating to other people (publicly or otherwise), libelous, threatening, profane, or otherwise objectionable; (vi) contains any information or content that is illegal (including, without limitation, the disclosure of insider information under securities law or of another party’s trade secrets); or (vii) contains any information or content that you do not have a right to make available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships; or (viii) contains any information or content that you know is not correct and current. You agree that any User Content that you post does not and will not violate third-party rights of any kind, including without limitation any Intellectual Property Rights (as defined below), rights of publicity and privacy. To the extent that your User Content contains music, you hereby represent that you are the owner of all the copyright rights, including without limitation the performance, mechanical, and sound recordings rights, with respect to each and every musical composition (including lyrics) and sound recording contained in such User Content and have the power to grant the license granted below. Goodreads reserves the right, but is not obligated, to reject and/or remove any User Content that Goodreads believes, in its sole discretion, violates these provisions. You understand that publishing your User Content on the Service is not a substitute for registering it with the U.S. Copyright Office, the Writer’s Guild of America, or any other rights organization. ***
I hope you took notice to “Mental injury”, “emotional distress”. And the part, “defamatory, infringing, invasive, harassing, humiliating to other people (publicly or otherwise), libelous, threatening, profane, or otherwise objectionable. Contains any information or content that you know is not correct or current. You agree that any User Content that you post does not and will not violate third-party rights of any kind, including without limitation any Intellectual Property Rights (as defined below), rights of publicity and privacy.”
Evidently, Patrick Brown and Goodreads don’t understand their own ToS. I present to you, the following links: (The first of which is a group created by a Goodreads lirarian, HJ Leonard, with the purpose of harassing (bullying) authors.
http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/68876-badly-behaving-authors
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/138220761
http://www.goodreads.com/list/comments/20953.Badly_Behaving_Authors?page=10
A listopis list that is meant for your favorite authors has been turned into an "author" harassing (bashing) list.
http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/20953.Badly_Behaving_Authors?format=html&page=2
Scroll through the pages of this link and be amazed at the amount of hate, harassing, bullying ("publicly or otherwise" - as stated in the Goodreads ToS) http://www.goodreads.com/list/comments/20953.Badly_Behaving_Authors?page=1
Scroll through these pages, tell me if you see any bullying or harassment? Or fake ratings and reviews?
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11292672-children-of-the-flower-power
Or scroll through these pages. (Notice the one remark by "Loopy" who clearly has not read the book. He or she doesn't even get the age of the character (Lilly McCourtney) correct.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12924198-last-flight-out
Or scroll through these pages.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13626239-of-the-light
Clearly, case after case of Goodreads ToS being violated yet, these people and their comments remain.
I am working diligently with Wikipedia and others to ensure that anything that can be proven a fact, appears on the Goodreads Wiki-page. The links I just provided are FACTS! (There are more links proving the same, I assure you, and Wikipedia has or will have them all at their disposal so that the truth cannot be disputed.)
If Patrick Brown or Goodreads (by that I mean, founder Otis Chandler) wants to clean up their website and rid it of these “bullies” then great. But first, they need to start by deleting “bullying” of the past and making sure new forms of bullying do not appear on the site. (I.E. false ratings and reviews, author attacking reviews, gang attacks in authors book reviews section, listopias designed to humiliate and attack authors) They also need to delete the hate group “Authors Behaving Badly” which is mostly over-seen by their own “librarians”. (A group where these bullies can meet and discuss new ways to attack authors who question their integrity of ratings and reviews when clearly, there is enough evidence to prove they rate and review books they don’t even read and attack authors in their reviews instead of the story within the book itself.)
Negative reviews are not bullying or harassment. An author challenging the authenticity of the reviewer si not harassment or bullying. Negative reviews where the review centers more on the author and not the book, is. (As is false ratings.)
Here is the problem, Goodreads and Patrick Brown decide what constitutes bullying and harassment. And they get to “pick and choose” who to punish for it. For example, trashing an author in a review is not “bullying” or “Harassment” in their eyes for as long as the person doing the trashing is a “librarian” or a friend of a “librarian”. However, any author (or other peoples) responding to the review in a manner that points this out, that the review given had nothing to do with the book, is considered “bullying” or “harassing” by Goodreads and Patrick Brown and thus, leaving that person to be at risk for membership termination. Meanwhile, the “bully” or “harassment” review remains.
Getting the picture here?
Therefore, I will not stop from pursuing Wikipedia to include facts and that of which can be proven of cases where preferential treatment is being administered and can clearly be proven where Goodreads and Patrick Brown continue to “look the other way” when the ToS violations and violators make themselves publicly clear to all, and those violators are clearly one of Goodreads “librarians” in the process. (or their friends)
And until those things are rectified, and the people behind them punished accordingly (banned) then Goodreads is doing nothing more than trying to hide the facts from the general population. And the fact is, if you cross paths with these specific “librarians” and or their “friends” (author or not) you run a risk of them “bullying” you and “harassing” you to the point where they will have Patrick Brown ban you from the site for absolutely no reason other than to serve their own need to victimize people. And Patrick (as well as Goodreads) thus far has shown that he (they) endorse this type of behavior.
This MUST be reflected on their Wikipedia page. And when the evidence becomes too overwhelming for them to ignore, Wikipedia will include it … or the reputation of Wikipedia will then soon be called into question. I don’t think they want that.
The attack on me was started by one Jude Henderson. (Elsa Hernandez, for those who want the facts) when she shared a private email between her and I that was somewhat taken out of context. She did this merely to spark the “gang” of bullies to attack me. When she realized what she did, she backed out in shame. She now spends her time distancing herself from these people as she realizes they are the very same kind of people she always preaches against in her group. For someone who hates bullies, she sure does know a lot of them and how to use them.
And for the record, the “updated” ToS of Goodreads preaches about “misrepresentation” of ones self. I can think of no better example currently than someone using a fake name. (Where as we all know many authors use pseudonyms) What is her excuse?
But do you think for a moment that she or any of my attackers will ever be punished for what they did? Said? (Like calling me a pedophile and such) Of course not. Patrick made sure to delete those comments and the people who made them never got (and never will get) punished. Thus, ignoring their own ToS and proof positive that this must be represented on their Wikipedia page. (That not only does things like this occur frequently on their site, but that also, Goodreads will do nothing about it and protects their “librarians” from responsibility when they are in violation.)
You’re not fooling anyone, Patrick, (or Otis) - the gig is up. Everyone knows what you’re up to. Everyone knows (or will learn of) your shady practices, and the truth. If you wish to “change” the truth, you’re gonna have to go in and delete that group, and all “gang” like activities where reviews and ratings are concerned. And punish those behind them. Otherwise, the proof will always be there showing itself to the world what it is you really endorse and what Goodreads has now, sadly become. Nothing but a place where “their” bullies (librarians) can harass innocent people and authors.
The bottom line is this, the public has a right to know the truth about Goodreads and it's librarians and other members whom Goodreads has allowed to roam freely in their attempts to bully and harass authors and others. I hear it never used to be like this. Such a shame that Otis Chandler has allowed it to become like this. A real big shame.
To keep up with the happenings on Goodreads and the bullies, make sure you check out "Stop the GoodReads Bullies" website. Where every report comes with validated proof of what the bullies are doing and who they are.
STGRB - http://stopthegrbullies.com/
And if you're a member of Goodreads and you are upset by what is going on, write to Patrick Brown and or Otis Chandler and tell them you wish for them to put an end to this nonsense once and for all. To get rid of this adolescent crap, groups, you name it. It is time for the good people to stand up and be heard, and put these GR bullies out of buisiness once and for all.
Goodreads has recently released their “updated” ToS where they continue to maintain the following in this little excerpt:
*** You agree not to post User Content that: (i) may create a risk of harm, loss, physical or mental injury, emotional distress, death, disability, disfigurement, or physical or mental illness to you, to any other person, or to any animal; (ii) may create a risk of any other loss or damage to any person or property; (iii) seeks to harm or exploit children by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable details or otherwise; (iv) may constitute or contribute to a crime or tort; (v) contains any information or content that we deem to be unlawful, harmful, abusive, racially or ethnically offensive, defamatory, infringing, invasive of personal privacy or publicity rights, harassing, humiliating to other people (publicly or otherwise), libelous, threatening, profane, or otherwise objectionable; (vi) contains any information or content that is illegal (including, without limitation, the disclosure of insider information under securities law or of another party’s trade secrets); or (vii) contains any information or content that you do not have a right to make available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships; or (viii) contains any information or content that you know is not correct and current. You agree that any User Content that you post does not and will not violate third-party rights of any kind, including without limitation any Intellectual Property Rights (as defined below), rights of publicity and privacy. To the extent that your User Content contains music, you hereby represent that you are the owner of all the copyright rights, including without limitation the performance, mechanical, and sound recordings rights, with respect to each and every musical composition (including lyrics) and sound recording contained in such User Content and have the power to grant the license granted below. Goodreads reserves the right, but is not obligated, to reject and/or remove any User Content that Goodreads believes, in its sole discretion, violates these provisions. You understand that publishing your User Content on the Service is not a substitute for registering it with the U.S. Copyright Office, the Writer’s Guild of America, or any other rights organization. ***
I hope you took notice to “Mental injury”, “emotional distress”. And the part, “defamatory, infringing, invasive, harassing, humiliating to other people (publicly or otherwise), libelous, threatening, profane, or otherwise objectionable. Contains any information or content that you know is not correct or current. You agree that any User Content that you post does not and will not violate third-party rights of any kind, including without limitation any Intellectual Property Rights (as defined below), rights of publicity and privacy.”
Evidently, Patrick Brown and Goodreads don’t understand their own ToS. I present to you, the following links: (The first of which is a group created by a Goodreads lirarian, HJ Leonard, with the purpose of harassing (bullying) authors.
http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/68876-badly-behaving-authors
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/138220761
http://www.goodreads.com/list/comments/20953.Badly_Behaving_Authors?page=10
A listopis list that is meant for your favorite authors has been turned into an "author" harassing (bashing) list.
http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/20953.Badly_Behaving_Authors?format=html&page=2
Scroll through the pages of this link and be amazed at the amount of hate, harassing, bullying ("publicly or otherwise" - as stated in the Goodreads ToS) http://www.goodreads.com/list/comments/20953.Badly_Behaving_Authors?page=1
Scroll through these pages, tell me if you see any bullying or harassment? Or fake ratings and reviews?
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11292672-children-of-the-flower-power
Or scroll through these pages. (Notice the one remark by "Loopy" who clearly has not read the book. He or she doesn't even get the age of the character (Lilly McCourtney) correct.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12924198-last-flight-out
Or scroll through these pages.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13626239-of-the-light
Clearly, case after case of Goodreads ToS being violated yet, these people and their comments remain.
I am working diligently with Wikipedia and others to ensure that anything that can be proven a fact, appears on the Goodreads Wiki-page. The links I just provided are FACTS! (There are more links proving the same, I assure you, and Wikipedia has or will have them all at their disposal so that the truth cannot be disputed.)
If Patrick Brown or Goodreads (by that I mean, founder Otis Chandler) wants to clean up their website and rid it of these “bullies” then great. But first, they need to start by deleting “bullying” of the past and making sure new forms of bullying do not appear on the site. (I.E. false ratings and reviews, author attacking reviews, gang attacks in authors book reviews section, listopias designed to humiliate and attack authors) They also need to delete the hate group “Authors Behaving Badly” which is mostly over-seen by their own “librarians”. (A group where these bullies can meet and discuss new ways to attack authors who question their integrity of ratings and reviews when clearly, there is enough evidence to prove they rate and review books they don’t even read and attack authors in their reviews instead of the story within the book itself.)
Negative reviews are not bullying or harassment. An author challenging the authenticity of the reviewer si not harassment or bullying. Negative reviews where the review centers more on the author and not the book, is. (As is false ratings.)
Here is the problem, Goodreads and Patrick Brown decide what constitutes bullying and harassment. And they get to “pick and choose” who to punish for it. For example, trashing an author in a review is not “bullying” or “Harassment” in their eyes for as long as the person doing the trashing is a “librarian” or a friend of a “librarian”. However, any author (or other peoples) responding to the review in a manner that points this out, that the review given had nothing to do with the book, is considered “bullying” or “harassing” by Goodreads and Patrick Brown and thus, leaving that person to be at risk for membership termination. Meanwhile, the “bully” or “harassment” review remains.
Getting the picture here?
Therefore, I will not stop from pursuing Wikipedia to include facts and that of which can be proven of cases where preferential treatment is being administered and can clearly be proven where Goodreads and Patrick Brown continue to “look the other way” when the ToS violations and violators make themselves publicly clear to all, and those violators are clearly one of Goodreads “librarians” in the process. (or their friends)
And until those things are rectified, and the people behind them punished accordingly (banned) then Goodreads is doing nothing more than trying to hide the facts from the general population. And the fact is, if you cross paths with these specific “librarians” and or their “friends” (author or not) you run a risk of them “bullying” you and “harassing” you to the point where they will have Patrick Brown ban you from the site for absolutely no reason other than to serve their own need to victimize people. And Patrick (as well as Goodreads) thus far has shown that he (they) endorse this type of behavior.
This MUST be reflected on their Wikipedia page. And when the evidence becomes too overwhelming for them to ignore, Wikipedia will include it … or the reputation of Wikipedia will then soon be called into question. I don’t think they want that.
The attack on me was started by one Jude Henderson. (Elsa Hernandez, for those who want the facts) when she shared a private email between her and I that was somewhat taken out of context. She did this merely to spark the “gang” of bullies to attack me. When she realized what she did, she backed out in shame. She now spends her time distancing herself from these people as she realizes they are the very same kind of people she always preaches against in her group. For someone who hates bullies, she sure does know a lot of them and how to use them.
And for the record, the “updated” ToS of Goodreads preaches about “misrepresentation” of ones self. I can think of no better example currently than someone using a fake name. (Where as we all know many authors use pseudonyms) What is her excuse?
But do you think for a moment that she or any of my attackers will ever be punished for what they did? Said? (Like calling me a pedophile and such) Of course not. Patrick made sure to delete those comments and the people who made them never got (and never will get) punished. Thus, ignoring their own ToS and proof positive that this must be represented on their Wikipedia page. (That not only does things like this occur frequently on their site, but that also, Goodreads will do nothing about it and protects their “librarians” from responsibility when they are in violation.)
You’re not fooling anyone, Patrick, (or Otis) - the gig is up. Everyone knows what you’re up to. Everyone knows (or will learn of) your shady practices, and the truth. If you wish to “change” the truth, you’re gonna have to go in and delete that group, and all “gang” like activities where reviews and ratings are concerned. And punish those behind them. Otherwise, the proof will always be there showing itself to the world what it is you really endorse and what Goodreads has now, sadly become. Nothing but a place where “their” bullies (librarians) can harass innocent people and authors.
The bottom line is this, the public has a right to know the truth about Goodreads and it's librarians and other members whom Goodreads has allowed to roam freely in their attempts to bully and harass authors and others. I hear it never used to be like this. Such a shame that Otis Chandler has allowed it to become like this. A real big shame.
To keep up with the happenings on Goodreads and the bullies, make sure you check out "Stop the GoodReads Bullies" website. Where every report comes with validated proof of what the bullies are doing and who they are.
STGRB - http://stopthegrbullies.com/
And if you're a member of Goodreads and you are upset by what is going on, write to Patrick Brown and or Otis Chandler and tell them you wish for them to put an end to this nonsense once and for all. To get rid of this adolescent crap, groups, you name it. It is time for the good people to stand up and be heard, and put these GR bullies out of buisiness once and for all.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Talk Soup: They Love Me, They Really Love Me.
People keep saying that I won't shut up about it. The truth is, they won't shut up about it. These members of the Goodreads Bully Gang or Internet Terrorists as I like to call them are the ones who just won't shut up. And for as long as they continue to talk about it, so shall I.
I do like how they keep referring to me as having some kind of "mental" breakdown. (I like how I have never spoken to these people ever and yet, they "know" me so well.) Or that I have some kind of "drinking problem" to try and excuse their attack on me on Friday, July 21st, 2012. I would have thought the same thing about them. Another one of their "excuses" is that I am bitter over a review. No, that is not true! I have not had a "bad review" so how could I be bitter about having one?
Another "excuse" offered is that some girl "broke my heart" and I am lashing out. That must explain why before all of this occured, and for the past 4 months, I had her blocked on all of my accounts and Email.
Another "excuse" they use is that I was stalking her. (Please refer to my previous remark above) Not to mention the fact that about three weeks prior to my posting my Goodreads blog about "bad reviewer's" - Jude Henderson, the girl in question, befriended my friend Ira and asked her not to reveal this new found friendship to me. She then proceeded to MANIPULATE her to make her (Jude) an admin. of our blog, Love Hate Poetry, under the guise of re-designing it. All she, (Jude) wanted to do was leave a hot link to her websites on a blog that I was an admin. of.
It seems to me that the only person doing the stalking was Jude Henderson.
Jude Henderson was also the cordinator of my brutal attack on Goodreads that Friday afternoon. In a comment made by an Anon (but we know by the manner it is written, it is really an author by the name of Autumn Rosen) she clearly reveals who started the whole thing. And this raises the issue of why those people really attacked me that day. The evidence more and more points to "not for the issue" of what my blog was talking about, but because of Jude Henderson or my relationship with her.
This whole incident could have been avoided if these bullies would just learn to repsect other people's opinions and views. They yack on and on about how their "reviews" are not treated with respect when they are not good reviews and that authors go ballistic over it yet, let one "nobody" author (as they like to call me) post a little blog about them and it is bully gang up time. If they want repsect for their reviews, then perhaps making reading shelves called "poke my eyes out with a fork" isn't such a good idea.
Nothing on the internet is ever really deleted. Even if you delete it or even if Goodreads deletes it. It is still there, somewhere. It is like a text message, you text something to some one and they text you back and you both delete all of it from your phones, it is still there. It is just stored somewhere else. It is stored by the company who supplies your service. If they need to, the police, for example, can still find out what you and your friend texted each other. The same goes for emails. The same goes for websites and blogs and you name it. Everything on the internet is stored somewhere other than your hard drive. And even the things on your hard drive are still there, even if you send it to the recycle bin and delete it, it is still there. It can be pulled back up. This is what favors me. Even though I deleted all of my emails with Jude, a court order to retrieve them can be handed down and in a courtroom, the truth can be revealed.
Anyhow, here are comments that I would like to share that I recently took screen shots of. Oh, did I mention, just like everything on the internet is still there somewhere, so am I? There is even a private group started on Goodreads where these bullies can now migrate to and plan future attacks against some one else like they did to me.
People talk about the reputation of Goodreads going down hill on a story posted by the Huffington Post. These bloggers and bullies are the ones giving Goodreads the black eye. Not all bloggers, mind you, just a small circle of them. Oh, and so is Goodreads themselves damaging their own reputation when they do not enforce the TOS violations fairly. There were hundreds of TOS violations that occured against me on that Friday afternoon in question and throughout that weekend, even people showing signs of hate crime as some of them called me a "fag". While not true, has hate crime implications behind them. But the only one who got banned was me.
There is also mention of some letter this Jude Henderson is passing around. It is said that it is from an email I sent. Funny how she refuses to show the emails she sent to me. I always like how people pick and choose what they want to reveal. At least when I posted her and my email converstion here on my blog, I posted the WHOLE conversation. That is what is referred to as "being fair". But you can't explain that concept to a bunch of bullies.
Excuses will only take you so far. Long after these evil people got what they wanted, me banned, they still continue to talk about it and spread their meaningless rumors about me because none of them know anything about me. And this whole incident had nothing to do about any "list" - it was about one 18 year old girl who couldn't stand the fact that I had finally found the "mean" in me to block her from my life and move on without her. She was hurt that I now see her as a useless tool in the shed. And if by chance that Goodreads ever does get shut down, it is people like Jude Henderson, (which isn't her real name by the way) and her many bully friends who would have been the cause for it. (I mention the name thing because I have been called a fake for using a "writer's" name. Jude isn't even a writer and yet, she hides behind a fake name. Her real name is Elsa.)
And when I gave Jude an opportunity to put an end to what she started, by appearing on my blog and making a post, calling for order to be restored, she refused. And why would she refuse to try and restore order? Because she is getting a big kick over this. She doesn't care how many lives she destroys. That's her game. That's her claim to fame. And if it wasn't then let me ask this question, "How did she or any of the people who attacked me that day know that Jude and her blog would appear on the list?" - I mean, what would make them think that? - I think we all know the answer to that one. Enjoy the screen shots and a hot link to a website stil dedicated to talking, and trashing, about me and Ira. (Whom they forced to close down her blog and she had nothing at all to do with anything.)
Now, I like this next one very much. First, it clearly shows they are "still" watching me. And, they completely mis-quoted what I said. I was told (in a comment somewhere on one of these posts) that I was the flavor of the week and that next month, I would be forgotten and they would be going after some other douche. (her word, not mine) which indicated to me that they may have somebody else on their list to terrorize and get banned. I simply stated that at least being forgotten meant that at one time I was remembered whch si more than what she could say for the abyss that she calls her life. And that maybe I should try and keep the attention towards me to save somebody else from their bully attacks because unlike many people, I can take it. Again, how can you call yourself a blogger and do accurate reviews of a book with hundreds of pages if you can't even remember a few sentences that I wrote? That or they know what I write and they just like to go around lying about me. Take your pick.
We'll see what else they say in the future. Until then, it will be blogging as usual again real soon. Okay?
Don't forget the link: http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=230972&page=62
In conclusion: I do want to share with you an excerpt of an email I receieved this morning. I will leave her name out of it. But for all of you who took against me because of Jude, pay close attention to where this individual says "She told me you were really a nice guy ..." I hope this doesn't contradict what she may have told all of you to get you to come after me. I think you need to ask her which is it? Am I a creeper or a really nice guy?
I do like how they keep referring to me as having some kind of "mental" breakdown. (I like how I have never spoken to these people ever and yet, they "know" me so well.) Or that I have some kind of "drinking problem" to try and excuse their attack on me on Friday, July 21st, 2012. I would have thought the same thing about them. Another one of their "excuses" is that I am bitter over a review. No, that is not true! I have not had a "bad review" so how could I be bitter about having one?
Another "excuse" offered is that some girl "broke my heart" and I am lashing out. That must explain why before all of this occured, and for the past 4 months, I had her blocked on all of my accounts and Email.
Another "excuse" they use is that I was stalking her. (Please refer to my previous remark above) Not to mention the fact that about three weeks prior to my posting my Goodreads blog about "bad reviewer's" - Jude Henderson, the girl in question, befriended my friend Ira and asked her not to reveal this new found friendship to me. She then proceeded to MANIPULATE her to make her (Jude) an admin. of our blog, Love Hate Poetry, under the guise of re-designing it. All she, (Jude) wanted to do was leave a hot link to her websites on a blog that I was an admin. of.
It seems to me that the only person doing the stalking was Jude Henderson.
Jude Henderson was also the cordinator of my brutal attack on Goodreads that Friday afternoon. In a comment made by an Anon (but we know by the manner it is written, it is really an author by the name of Autumn Rosen) she clearly reveals who started the whole thing. And this raises the issue of why those people really attacked me that day. The evidence more and more points to "not for the issue" of what my blog was talking about, but because of Jude Henderson or my relationship with her.
This whole incident could have been avoided if these bullies would just learn to repsect other people's opinions and views. They yack on and on about how their "reviews" are not treated with respect when they are not good reviews and that authors go ballistic over it yet, let one "nobody" author (as they like to call me) post a little blog about them and it is bully gang up time. If they want repsect for their reviews, then perhaps making reading shelves called "poke my eyes out with a fork" isn't such a good idea.
Nothing on the internet is ever really deleted. Even if you delete it or even if Goodreads deletes it. It is still there, somewhere. It is like a text message, you text something to some one and they text you back and you both delete all of it from your phones, it is still there. It is just stored somewhere else. It is stored by the company who supplies your service. If they need to, the police, for example, can still find out what you and your friend texted each other. The same goes for emails. The same goes for websites and blogs and you name it. Everything on the internet is stored somewhere other than your hard drive. And even the things on your hard drive are still there, even if you send it to the recycle bin and delete it, it is still there. It can be pulled back up. This is what favors me. Even though I deleted all of my emails with Jude, a court order to retrieve them can be handed down and in a courtroom, the truth can be revealed.
Anyhow, here are comments that I would like to share that I recently took screen shots of. Oh, did I mention, just like everything on the internet is still there somewhere, so am I? There is even a private group started on Goodreads where these bullies can now migrate to and plan future attacks against some one else like they did to me.
People talk about the reputation of Goodreads going down hill on a story posted by the Huffington Post. These bloggers and bullies are the ones giving Goodreads the black eye. Not all bloggers, mind you, just a small circle of them. Oh, and so is Goodreads themselves damaging their own reputation when they do not enforce the TOS violations fairly. There were hundreds of TOS violations that occured against me on that Friday afternoon in question and throughout that weekend, even people showing signs of hate crime as some of them called me a "fag". While not true, has hate crime implications behind them. But the only one who got banned was me.
There is also mention of some letter this Jude Henderson is passing around. It is said that it is from an email I sent. Funny how she refuses to show the emails she sent to me. I always like how people pick and choose what they want to reveal. At least when I posted her and my email converstion here on my blog, I posted the WHOLE conversation. That is what is referred to as "being fair". But you can't explain that concept to a bunch of bullies.
Excuses will only take you so far. Long after these evil people got what they wanted, me banned, they still continue to talk about it and spread their meaningless rumors about me because none of them know anything about me. And this whole incident had nothing to do about any "list" - it was about one 18 year old girl who couldn't stand the fact that I had finally found the "mean" in me to block her from my life and move on without her. She was hurt that I now see her as a useless tool in the shed. And if by chance that Goodreads ever does get shut down, it is people like Jude Henderson, (which isn't her real name by the way) and her many bully friends who would have been the cause for it. (I mention the name thing because I have been called a fake for using a "writer's" name. Jude isn't even a writer and yet, she hides behind a fake name. Her real name is Elsa.)
And when I gave Jude an opportunity to put an end to what she started, by appearing on my blog and making a post, calling for order to be restored, she refused. And why would she refuse to try and restore order? Because she is getting a big kick over this. She doesn't care how many lives she destroys. That's her game. That's her claim to fame. And if it wasn't then let me ask this question, "How did she or any of the people who attacked me that day know that Jude and her blog would appear on the list?" - I mean, what would make them think that? - I think we all know the answer to that one. Enjoy the screen shots and a hot link to a website stil dedicated to talking, and trashing, about me and Ira. (Whom they forced to close down her blog and she had nothing at all to do with anything.)
Now, I like this next one very much. First, it clearly shows they are "still" watching me. And, they completely mis-quoted what I said. I was told (in a comment somewhere on one of these posts) that I was the flavor of the week and that next month, I would be forgotten and they would be going after some other douche. (her word, not mine) which indicated to me that they may have somebody else on their list to terrorize and get banned. I simply stated that at least being forgotten meant that at one time I was remembered whch si more than what she could say for the abyss that she calls her life. And that maybe I should try and keep the attention towards me to save somebody else from their bully attacks because unlike many people, I can take it. Again, how can you call yourself a blogger and do accurate reviews of a book with hundreds of pages if you can't even remember a few sentences that I wrote? That or they know what I write and they just like to go around lying about me. Take your pick.
We'll see what else they say in the future. Until then, it will be blogging as usual again real soon. Okay?
Don't forget the link: http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=230972&page=62
In conclusion: I do want to share with you an excerpt of an email I receieved this morning. I will leave her name out of it. But for all of you who took against me because of Jude, pay close attention to where this individual says "She told me you were really a nice guy ..." I hope this doesn't contradict what she may have told all of you to get you to come after me. I think you need to ask her which is it? Am I a creeper or a really nice guy?
*** As for all of the bullying on GR and all that...
I have no idea of what has been happening. I do not know any of these people that are after you. The only one that I know is Jude and I can honestly tell you that she has never asked me to bad mouth you or not read your book. I actually have not even had any communication with her since the last time you and I did. It is funny because Jude has never told me anything about your relationship with her. I have asked questions, but, she really tip toes around it. She had actually told me that you are a really nice guy. I can only tell you what I have been told and believe me, it wasn't much. I had told you once that the relationship that the two of you had was between the two of you and I was not going to use that to influence me in any way. And I have stuck to that. I, personally have never harassed you or even talked bad about you on any public site.
I understand that you made a list of bloggers that did not read your book when you gave them a copy. I am just upset that you keep throwing me into a category of bullies, when I never once bullied you. I like to think that I am a little more professional than that. I had actually went back and forth all week as to whether I would write this email to you or not. I wanted you to hear my side, but, I did not want to add more fuel to the fire.
Please let me know your thoughts...
Thank you, ***
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
The Goodreads Gang: Bullies In Action
In this day and age when everybody wants proof of this and proof of that, I have uncovered two amazing wevsites/blogs that have had my back right from the start of all of this bullying being applied to me by what I like to call, The Goodreads gang.
Proof positve of hypocrissy in action and REAL evidence of who the REAL bullies are in the saga of my situation and ultimate banning from Goodreads.
Also, proof that Goodreads manager, Patrick Brown, really does endorse this group of bullies and their vile tactics against me. What is amazing to me, these two sites seem to know exactly who to look at and who the main players are in this most unfortunate situation that I find myself in. Leading me to believe that for these people, I was not their first rodeo. (In other words, they must have had done this before to other authors.) I mean, how else would they know where to find so much information and know who to watch?
These two websites are: STGR and Goodreads Follies. To these two sites I say, thanks for having my back and for helping me to bring out my side of the story and presenting evidence / proof of what is really going on.
Please check out these links to see the truth. Thank you guys for sticking with me on this. I have a professional team behind me. Now, here are the links. Enjoy! LOL (Take that, Goodreads Gang)
http://goodreadsfollies.blogspot.com/2012/07/indie-authors-melt-down-on-gr.html
http://goodreadsfollies.blogspot.com/2012/07/carroll-bryant-v-autumn-rosen-round-2.html
http://stopthegrbullies.com/2012/07/24/the-attack-on-carroll-bryant/
Proof positve of hypocrissy in action and REAL evidence of who the REAL bullies are in the saga of my situation and ultimate banning from Goodreads.
Also, proof that Goodreads manager, Patrick Brown, really does endorse this group of bullies and their vile tactics against me. What is amazing to me, these two sites seem to know exactly who to look at and who the main players are in this most unfortunate situation that I find myself in. Leading me to believe that for these people, I was not their first rodeo. (In other words, they must have had done this before to other authors.) I mean, how else would they know where to find so much information and know who to watch?
These two websites are: STGR and Goodreads Follies. To these two sites I say, thanks for having my back and for helping me to bring out my side of the story and presenting evidence / proof of what is really going on.
Please check out these links to see the truth. Thank you guys for sticking with me on this. I have a professional team behind me. Now, here are the links. Enjoy! LOL (Take that, Goodreads Gang)
http://goodreadsfollies.blogspot.com/2012/07/indie-authors-melt-down-on-gr.html
http://goodreadsfollies.blogspot.com/2012/07/carroll-bryant-v-autumn-rosen-round-2.html
http://stopthegrbullies.com/2012/07/24/the-attack-on-carroll-bryant/
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Goodreads, Patrick Brown, Allow Bullying Of Minor!
Hey guys, I just wanted to share something with you. It is a a story by some girl named Lucy but it is not the story I want you to heed. It is the comments at the bottom where these females, with nothing better to do but to plot and scheme against me and start spreading rumors and turn their sights on my friend Ira.
I told you these people are mean, ruthless, evil and everything they do revolves around meeting somewhere and planning how to bully people. They are always plotting something against somebody and now, it appears they might go after a 17 year old girl. They go after them hard too. Now, I am going to leave the link for you, and tomorrow, I got some pictures for you to see which I think you will find very interesting. And it just goes to show that it is these kind of hateful people that Goodreads manager, Patrick Brown wants on his site. Patrick Brown and Goodreads endorses and encourages bullying of authors and minors. Just thought you would like to know. You need to contact Patrick Brown and tell him, enough is enough! He needs to get rid of the trouble makers now!
http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/309224-what-it-s-like-to-be-stalked?chapter=428115&page=13
I told you these people are mean, ruthless, evil and everything they do revolves around meeting somewhere and planning how to bully people. They are always plotting something against somebody and now, it appears they might go after a 17 year old girl. They go after them hard too. Now, I am going to leave the link for you, and tomorrow, I got some pictures for you to see which I think you will find very interesting. And it just goes to show that it is these kind of hateful people that Goodreads manager, Patrick Brown wants on his site. Patrick Brown and Goodreads endorses and encourages bullying of authors and minors. Just thought you would like to know. You need to contact Patrick Brown and tell him, enough is enough! He needs to get rid of the trouble makers now!
http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/309224-what-it-s-like-to-be-stalked?chapter=428115&page=13
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